10-30-2016, 06:18 PM
(10-28-2016, 06:27 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: I hate to bring up Hitler... but he never promised to leave a Germany a nation in shame and ruin, disgraced for what its armies and paramilitary forces did to millions, and partitioned by foreign powers. He never promised the Holocaust, let alone aggressive war that would allow American and Soviet armies to meet. Hitler never promised a war even more destructive than World War II. Of course Hitler may not have wanted such things, even the Holocaust, in 1932. Hitler sought to bring back national pride, and by 1936 the Germans (unless they were Jewish) were proud to be Germans. In 1946 "German" was a badge of shame.
Actually, Hitler did promise the Holocaust. From the get-go, he wanted to rid Germany of the evil influence of Jews. You can see that in his writings. Getting rid of the Jews was part of his plan to restore the pride and purity of the German nation.